လုံချည်

Phono-semantic matching of Hindi लुंगी (luṅgī), using the native syllables လုံ (lum, “to be covered”) +‎ ချည် (hkyany, “to tie”).

• Phonetic respelling: လုံဂျည်
• IPA^(key): /lòʊɴd͡ʑì/
• Romanization: MLCTS: lumhkyany • ALA-LC: luṃkhyaññʻ • BGN/PCGN: lon-gyi • Okell: louñhci

လုံချည် • (lumhkyany) (classifier ထည်)

1. (clothing) longyi

   Hyponyms: ထဘီ (hta.bhi), ပလေကတ် (pa.lekat)

• → English: longyi

• ပုဆိုး (pu.hcui:), လုံကွင်း (lumkwang:)

• “လုံချည်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.